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YUSEUNG HO - IMO 6728290
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Wreck of general cargo ship “Yuseung Ho” (or “Yu Seung Ho”) near Horsburgh Lighthouse on Pedra Branca Island at the eastern entrance to the Singapore Strait, c.21st May 1980
Owner: Chadar (Panama) S.A.
Flag: Panama
Builder: Taihei Kogyo, Akitsu (Hull-181)
Gross tons: 2,999
Deadweight: 5,189
Length overall: 101.76 m
Max. draft: 6.440 m
Engine: Hanshin diesel, 3,000 b.h.p.
Service speed: 13 knots
Completed September 1967 as “Yamafumi Maru” for Sato Kisen K.K., Numakuma
Sold 1974 to Euro-Asian Line (Panama) S.A., renamed “Young Star”
Bought 1974 by Chadar
Ran aground as per photo 27 November 1979
Many thanks to Wreck Detectives Manfred & Rick for identifying this wreck (which I'd originally uploaded as “Unidentified” (see comments below)
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- Yamafumi Maru (Until 1974)
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I think she is Panama-registered YUSEUNG HO (or YU SEUNG HO), IMO 6728290 wrecked on 27 November 1979 enroute from Pohang to Singapore with steel plates.
Built 1967 as YAMAFUMI MARU for Sato Kisen KK, Numakuma by Taihei Kogyo, Akitsu (181). GT 2.999, 5.107 tdw.
74- YOUNG STAR, Euro-Asian Line (Panama) SA
79- YUSEUNG HO, Chadar (Panama) SA
That's all so far, no photos yet, keep digging.
Brgds, Manfred
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You obviously have better sources (or probably more patience!) than I do.
I have found a photo of the original Yamafumi Maru: it's on a scan of a Japanese monthly magazine of the time; URL: https://zousen-shiryoukan.jasnaoe.or.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/item/funenokagaku/funenokagaku-vol21-01.pdf. It's on page 23 of the pdf file, page 21 of the magazine itself. The 3 sets of kingposts does seem to match those that can be seen on my photo, so I think we can conclude the wreck really is of the Yu Seng Ho.
It seems to be at a place where wrecks are not uncommon. I found a reference to her in an article in the Straits Times (https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/how-the-centuries-old-shipwrecks-in-singapore-waters-were-discovered); it seems to have stranded very close to the remains of a ship that sank in 1796!
I'll update the details on my photo accordingly.
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I particularly enjoyed the images, adverts & drawings in the Japanese shipbuilding magazine.... so when you have time, can you translate all the text for me please? :-) haha
I'll see if I can find more from that magazine series.
Regards, Rick
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I only came across this site while looking for a photo of the Yamafumi Maru (I knew the magazine itself years ago). I used it yesterday to find a few other ships but it does take time as there is no search function; the articles appear 1-3 months after the month that the ship was completed, so if you only know the year of completion the job takes longer!. Some editions are scanned better than others & one drawback is that the LR (later IMO) numbers are not shown.
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My fault; I did not scroll down to look :-(
I was in and out of Singapore (Eastern passages) throughout 1979/1980, and therefore must have passed this wreck on several occasions, yet I have no recollection of this particular one. The most memorable wreck I recall was when approaching Singapore from the East and observing a smaller NavRom freighter, bows up, literally, on the rocks of Pedro Branca, almost in the lee of Horsburgh light. The ship's name eludes me now, but it will have been recorded in one of my LSIs.
Anyway, I have just scanned through all casualties in Marine News for the first 5 months of 1980 and completely agree with you Manfred: 'Yuseung Ho'.
Lloyds casualties have even recorded the lat & long: 01 19 54N, 104 24 30E, which places her exactly in the right spot.
All the best to you both,
Rick
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